Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11
NO FUSION.
The Greenbackers viii go il Alone. :"
ResoIutIon. and Nominations.

Resolutions and Nominations.
Chairman Moses w. Field calea the
greenback convention TO order in Lansing
on the lst Inst. Chas >. Hampton OF
Emmett was designated as temporary
chairman and Judge l.. L. Holden of Sagi-
nav and VIM. Is. Weston OF Kent we're
chosen temporary secretaries. The tempo
rary officers were afterward made per-
manent. The business OF the morning ses-
sion concluded with the appointed OF COM
mittees on credentials, permanent organi-
sation, order OF business and resolutions.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following, which were adopted by
rising vote:
WHEREAS, The national greenback labor
party has repeatedly set forth before the
people its principles III various platforms,
both state and national, notably the plat
form adopted at Indianapolis in 1854, and
WHEREAS The present campaign Is not
for the purpose OF electing officers OF
political character, therefore be it.
he,oited, That still adhering TO those
principles. we do not deem IL necessary to
adopt other than the following:
WHEREAS, The old school politicians and
press are daily discussing the tariff, prohi-
bition and other questions 10 nearly the
entire exc usion OF the fundamental prln-
ciples upon which the greenback party IS
formed and which are OF such moment TO
struggling and independent people.
WHEREAS, The wide publicity daily given
the SUBJECTS VI lhIlu. tltss Uds III tOO
many Instances led the greenback press
speakers and its voters TO participate in
the discussion Of said questions. TO the
greater or less omission Of the more vital
and important principles set forth In tue
issues OF the national party.
Therefore we. assembled in state con-
yention, urge upon the members OF our
party the necessity OF contnlng their Ell
forts in the future more closely TO the adj
Nnncement of great and Important issues
a. H. o. 1t
the factional greenback labor party.
An al ournment was taken TO allow the
conference committee TO confer with the
democratic convention. AS result or
this conference, however, II was seen that
fusion was impracticabie, and the conven-
tion proceeded with the nominations for
Judge for the eight year term. O'Brien j.
Atkinson of Port Huron. was put in nomi-
inaton 10y Rev. 6. /. Deyo OF Oakland. His
nomination was seconded 10y ex-senator
II. c. Hodge OF Jackson, ). c. Whitman
OF Flint T.. +. Green Of Port Huron and
Mr.. Freidlander OF iosco.
For regents of the university Mr.. Dakin
OF Saginaw, put In nomination Thomas h.
Barry OF Saginaw. II was seconded by
Mr.. Whitman OF Flint and Mr.. Wettlau-
fer OF Detroit.
Rev G !. Deyo proposed VIM II. Miller
Of GAYLORD
Edward :. Greece of Wayne, proposed
Hiram c. Hodge OF jackson.
T.. 4. Nretn OF OTL uIOu
moved that O'Brien Atkinson be
again nominated for the sightyear
term and VIM II Miller Of OtSego, for re-
gent of the university. The nominations
were unanimously carried.
The convention could not agree upon the
other candidates, and at 10 0 clock at night
al journed. About II O'Clock word came
from Detroit that the democrat conven-
ton had nominated a full ticket. The
greenback state central committee imme
diatelv assembled, briefly discussed the
situation and sent for O'Brien Atkinson.
He addressed the committee, saying that
the greenback convention, on receiving in
formation that the democrats had nomi-
mated Griffin for short term, should have
proceeded without delay to till out its
ticket. The state central committee re-
solved to ill out the greenback ticket by
nominating another regent and a judge
for the ten year term.